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Create a Video for Ava DuVernay's Optimism Project

By TIME Staff

Cannes 2018 Opens with a Middling Movie But a Killer Jury

By Stephanie Zacharek

Watch the Trailer for Firsts, TIME’s New Video Series on 46 Groundbreaking Women

By TIME Staff

'A Triumph!' These Celebrities Are Flipping For Wonder Woman

By Melissa Locker

It Looks Like the Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o Film of the Internet's Dreams Is Reportedly Coming to Netflix

The power of the internet

By Cady Lang May 22, 2017

Ava DuVernay on Her Oscar-Nominated Documentary 13th and Resistance Through Art

When the 13th amendment was ratified into law on December 6, 1865, it abolished slavery, with one key caveat: “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” More than...

By Eliza Berman February 10, 2017

Usher, Janelle Monae, and Ellen DeGeneres Had a Dance Battle at Obama’s Birthday Party

Ava Duvernay spilled the beans on the top secret throwdown

By Melissa Locker September 7, 2016

Here's Why Oprah Winfrey Eliminated the Term 'Diversity' From Her Vocabulary, Thanks to Ava DuVernay

And why she's using "inclusion" instead

By Cady Lang August 17, 2016

Ava DuVernay First Black Woman to Direct a $100 Million Film

Only two other women share the feat

By Casey Quackenbush August 3, 2016

Selma Director Ava DuVernay Barbie Doll Now on Sale

Mattel made an Ava DuVernay doll after demand from fans

By Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly December 7, 2015

Ava DuVernay Explains Why She Said No to Black Panther

"It really wasn’t going to be an Ava DuVernay film"

By Sarah Begley July 21, 2015

Filmmakers and Artists Respond to Richard Corliss' Death

Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow and others respond to the loss of TIME's film critic

By Daniel D'Addario April 24, 2015

Now There's a Barbie of Ava DuVernay

As part of Mattel's "Sheroes" collection

By Charlotte Alter April 24, 2015

Every U.S. High School Will Get a Free Selma DVD

Teachers can also request companion study guides

By Sarah Begley April 23, 2015

Blame Male Geniuses for Hollywood's Diversity Problem

Science has shown that "genius" obsession is bad for women and minorities

By Charlotte Alter February 20, 2015

Selma Actor Common: Don't Speak Out 'Just Because It's Popular'

The Oscar-nominated singer and actor talks award snubs and social justice

By Daniel D'Addario February 6, 2015

Oprah Reunites With Selma Director for Queen Sugar TV Drama

An adaptation of Natalie Baszile's novel Queen Sugar is headed to OWN

By Nolan Feeney February 2, 2015

Selma Director, Star to Reunite for Katrina Romance

This will be the duo's third collaboration

By Esther Zuckerman / Entertainment Weekly January 26, 2015

Selma Cast Will March in Alabama to Celebrate MLK Day

Director Ava DuVernay and stars Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo will be there too

By Charlotte Alter January 16, 2015

How the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars Are Different

Selma is a contender for Best Picture but not Best Director. Why?

By TIME Staff January 16, 2015